Blog Overview

Batch 5

Production:

Production Completion: Mid-March 2026:

Planning

In Production

Assembly/Quality Assurance

Shipping:

USA:

5 Weeks from Factory Completion: Mid April 2026

Bulk Freight to USA Warehouse (4 weeks)

Pick and Pack of Customer Orders in USA

Last Mile Fulfilment - Within USA (2-7 days)

Rest of World:

2 Weeks from Factory Completion: Late March 2026

Bulk Trucking to Hong Kong Warehouse (1-2 days)

Pick and Pack of Customer Orders in Hong Kong

Last Mile Fulfilment - By Air China to World (2 weeks)

Updates:

19 March 2026:

1) Production fully completed ✅
The full Batch 5 production run is now complete.

 

Earlier this week, I was on-site in Huizhou to review and accept the second half of the batch — including all Double Rod Kits. Quality has been approved, and the shipment has now been handed over for export.

 

2) USA Bulk Freight to USA Warehouse (incl. Double Rods) on the way
The second half of Batch 5 is now moving to the U.S. via ocean freight, as planned.

Estimated transit time: ~25–30 days

 

Upon arrival in the U.S.:

1–2 business days for warehouse processing

2–5 business days FedEx delivery (U.S.)

 

This means you should have your rig mid/late April!

 

3) Rest-of-world orders now being fulfilled 
Open rest-of-world orders are currently being processed and will begin shipping out over the coming days.

Delivery after dispatch: ~10–14 days, as previously communicated.

 

I’ve also shared a few impressions from Huizhou during final inspection, as well as a reel on Instagram and Facebook.

 

Next update will follow once the ocean shipment is closer to arrival in the U.S. Thank you for all the support and patience.

27 Feb 2026:

Quick update on Batch 5 progress:
 

1) First half is already in the U.S. ✅
The first half of Batch 5 has arrived at our U.S. warehouse, cleared customs, and has been inbounded. This shipment includes everything except the Double Rods.


2) Second half (incl. Double Rod Kits) is close ⏳
The second half of Batch 5 - which includes Double Rod Kits (plus additional units of other items) - is expected to leave China in early to mid-March.


Why the split happened (Chinese New Year timing):
Right before Chinese New Year, we had a delay on the Double Rod CNC work, which meant the parts didn’t make it into anodization in time. Chinese New Year is essentially a ~3 week national shutdown period, and factories restart in a staggered / messy way depending on teams and workers. So we had to wait out the holiday window.

The good news: Double Rods are now scheduled to be completed in early March, and we’ll ship them out as fast as possible after that. In other words: this should not create a major delay (if any) relative to the overall plan.


What this means for delivery timing:

Once product arrives in the U.S., fulfillment is usually just a couple of days. So the critical path is getting the second shipment out of China and into the U.S.


For rest-of-world orders, delivery after dispatch is typically ~7–14 days.

Since most orders are U.S.-based, any small timing impact on rest-of-world shipments affects only a handful of customers.


Net-net: we’re very close to on-time overall, and the first half that arrived in the U.S. is actually ahead of schedule.

I’ll post another update as soon as the second shipment is on the move.

04 Feb 2026:

As of Monday all sub contractor parts have been received at the main factory. Those parts include things like packaging materials, magic arms and tripod heads, screws etc. 

 

Our main factory has produced all of their parts as well, with some still undergoing surface treatment/annodisation. 

 

So far we are on track for our mid-February production completion target!

 

Below a couple images of the incoming parts of this batch.

07 Jan 2026:

Batch 5 has officially been ordered and is in production! Let's gooo!!! 🎉🎉🎉